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Be it known that I, WASHINGTON SrrcKNi-yf, of Lockport, in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Bed-Bottoms; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the ,letters of refer- 4ence marked thereon, in which- Figure'l is a plan View, and

Figure 2 a view showing more fully one of the side rods upon which the bottom rests.

The nature of my invention consists in the peculiar manner ot' suspending a bed-bottom for the purpose of combining economy and simplicity with all of t-lie'desirable qualit-ics possessed by the old spring-bottom bed. And to enable others skilled in the art to make and use it, I will now proceed to describe its mode of constructiona a ff represent the longitudinal, and I) b I) the transverse slats which form the bed-bottom. c c c are metal supports bent at right angles, and secured to the sides of the bedstead by means of screws. These supports or brackets are provided with a slot, the object of which will be more fully seen hereafter.A d ci' are two rods upon which the transverse bars b IJ' b rest. e c are India-rubbcr loops. Said loops pass through slots in brackets c c c, and are retained therein by means of keysg g. 7L h represent two rods, designated by red lines, iig. 1,

which serve the same purpose beneath the bottom as the keys g g do above it. z'z'represent pins which pass through the transverse bars bb b for the purpose of preventing the bottom from slipping oft' the rods d d. {Thus it will be seen a most pleasant, simple, and economical bed-bottom is formed. This arrangement may be applied with advantage to both saddles, sofas, and steamboat berths.

What I claim, and desire to secure'by Letters Patent, is'

The brackets or'supports c c c, India-rubber loops e e, keys g g g, rods h h and d d, in 'combination with a bed-bottom constructed substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I hereby aix my signature in thenpresence ofv two witnesses.

WASHINGTON STICKNEY.

Witnesses:

HENRY BoUGH'roN, Geo. W. BoUGnToN. 

